Cascading effects: Climate change in the Pacific Northwest
Tharp J, Wiessinger S, Fenessy S. 2009. Cascading effects: Climate change in the Pacific Northwest. Montana State University; National Park Service
This video was part of the MFA program in Science - Natural History Filmmaking of the Media & Theatre Arts Department, Montana State University-Bozeman. Examining the sublime landscapes of North Cascade, Mount Rainier, and Olympic National Parks, researchers shed light on emerging indications that climate change is real and predict how warming temperatures will affect the natural resources and timeless beauty of the region. As glaciers melt and the winter snow-pack decreases, what is the fate of the aquatic ecosystems and cold water fish that depend on runoff during the hottest and driest parts of the year? How will enormous amounts of unstable sediment exposed by retreating ice-sheets on Mount Rainier affect the roads and infrastructure of that park and beyond? Will pine beetle infestations and larger forest fires become widespread in the approaching future?
- Type
- Movie/Video
- Authors
- Tharp, Jim; Wiessinger, Scott; Fenessy, Sean
- Date of Issue
- 2009
- Publisher
- Montana State University; National Park Service
- Units
- MORA , NOCA , OLYM
- Keywords
- Bull Trout, Climate Change, Debris Flow, Flooding, Glaciers, Hydrology, marmot , Mount Rainier, North Cascades, PWR-toolkit, PWR-toolkit-Natural-Resources, Skagit River, Snow, Steelhead, tree encroachment, Water, Wildlife